Filler plate, loadcenter and method for covering an opening in a deadfront of a loadcenter
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsMaxime Lefort, Daniel Lalancette, Audrey Bellefeuille, Frederick Piche
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Abstract
A filler plate for a loadcenter having an opening in a deadfront includes a cover plate constructed to cover the opening; a first leg coupled to and spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a first gap between the first leg and the cover plate, wherein the first gap is constructed to receive a first portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein; and a second leg coupled to and spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a second gap between the second leg and the cover plate, wherein the second gap is constructed to receive a second portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein.
Claims20
A filler plate for a loadcenter having an opening in a deadfront, comprising:
- a cover plate constructed to cover the opening;
- a first leg coupled to and spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a first gap between the first leg and the cover plate, wherein the first gap is constructed to receive a first portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein;
- a second leg coupled to and spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a second gap between the second leg and the cover plate, wherein the second gap is constructed to receive a second portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein;
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- a location body configured for placement within the opening of the deadfront and constructed to position the cover plate over the opening, the first leg and the second leg extending from opposing ends of the location body, and wherein the location body abuts the cover plate.
A loadcenter, comprising:
- a deadfront having an opening therein;
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- a filler plate, the filler plate including:
- a cover plate constructed to cover the opening;
- a first leg spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a first gap between the first leg and the cover plate, wherein the first gap is constructed to receive a first portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein;
- a second leg spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a second gap between the second leg and the cover plate, wherein the second gap is constructed to receive a second portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening therein;
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- a location body configured for placement within the opening of the deadfront, the first leg and the second leg extending from opposing ends of the location body, and wherein the location body has a width between a first side and an opposing second side of the location body that is configured for positioning the location body between a first side and a second side of the opening.
A method for covering an opening in a deadfront of a loadcenter, comprising:
- inserting a first leg into the opening, the first leg being coupled to a cover plate constructed to cover the opening, and the first leg being spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a first gap between the first leg and the cover plate;
- sliding the cover plate in a direction toward the first leg to receive a first portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening within the first gap;
- inserting a second leg into the opening, the second leg being coupled to the cover plate, and the second leg spaced apart from the cover plate to yield a second gap between the second leg and the cover plate;
- sliding the cover plate in a direction toward the second leg to receive a second portion of the deadfront adjacent to the opening within the second gap;
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- clamping the first leg against the deadfront.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.